Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana in court. Image: SABC News.
Thabo Bester’s case has been postponed
The court case against Thabo Bester and his 11 co-accused has been postponed to 11 October 2023, pending to completion of investigations.
Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana in court. Image: SABC News.
The case against Thabo Bester and his 11 co-accused has been postponed pending to completion of final investigations.
Bester appeared physically in court for the first time on Tuesday morning, alongside his eleven co-accused, including his alleged major collaborator Nandipha Magudumana.
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Why was Thabo Bester’s court case postponed?
Bester’s lawyer claimed that he was treated inhumanely while imprisoned in Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru Prison.
He claimed that Bester is handcuffed in his cell for 23 hours a day.
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He also claimed that some items went missing during Bester’s arrest in Tanzania.
The items include rands, dollars, Swiss francs, telephones, laptops, heigh-end-watches, sunglasses, and a wedding band, all worth millions of rands.
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Bester’s murder and rape case has been postponed until 11 October 2023 for further investigation.
How did Bester look at his first physical appearance in court?
Bester put on a show in court, laughing widely with one of the guys accused of aiding him in his daring prison escape.
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Bester approached the dock on Tuesday morning, well groomed and comfortable, in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court, where 11 of his co-accused were already sitting.
He smiled coyly at his claimed major collaborator and sweetheart, Magudumana, as he sat down next to her, seeing her for the first time since their arrest in Tanzania in April.
Magudumana was cheerful as she approached the dock, wearing white Nike crew-neck top and hugging her father.
Bester, who was clean-shaven, wore a white Louis Vuitton crew-neck sweater.
Before the procedures began, the pair seated next to each other were lost in their own world, exchanging grins and longing glances.
